Fayetteville Public Works Commission
Municipal electric utility · North Carolina · #250 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #6235
Fayetteville Public Works Commission is a municipal electric utility serving 85,088 customers in North Carolina. In 2025 it sold 1,978 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $217.74M in revenue, an average realized rate of 11.01¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 12.14¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 75,618 | 911 | $110.62M | 12.14¢ | |
| Commercial | 9,449 | 706 | $81.33M | 11.52¢ | |
| Industrial | 21 | 361 | $25.79M | 7.14¢ | |
| Total | 85,088 | 1,978 | $217.74M | 11.01¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (1,004 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83,881 | 1,992 | $200.79M | 11.05¢ |
| 2022 | 84,306 | 2,006 | $199.58M | 11.05¢ |
| 2023 | 85,387 | 1,915 | $200.88M | 11.71¢ |
| 2024 | 85,435 | 1,944 | $212.16M | 12.21¢ |
| 2025 | 85,088 | 1,978 | $217.74M | 12.14¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 116 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.94 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 60 minutes
As reported for North Carolina under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 113 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 2,062 GWh
Winter peak demand: 444 MW
Energy losses: 3.1% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 95,088 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 429 installations, 2.7 MW of capacity
Counties served
Cumberland, NC
Other large utilities in North Carolina
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC - 2,962,438 customers, residential 13.43¢
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC) - 1,782,155 customers, residential 15.07¢
- EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp - 145,028 customers, residential 11.61¢
- Brunswick Electric Member Corp - 118,326 customers, residential 13.34¢
- Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) - 90,148 customers, residential 13.92¢
- Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp - 85,801 customers, residential 13.39¢
- Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) - 81,175 customers, residential 14.92¢
- Rutherford Elec Member Corp - 77,777 customers, residential 13.02¢
All North Carolina utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #6235 in the EIA frame.